Year per 1,000 live births 1960 27.9 1961 26.8 1962 25.8 1963 24.7 1964 23.8 1965 23.1 1966 22.5 1967 22 1968 21.6 1969 21.2 1970 20.8 1971 20.3 1972 19.8 1973 19.4 1974 18.9 1975 18.3 1976 17.7 1977 17.1 1978 16.6 1979 16.1 1980 15.6 1981 15.2 1982 14.8 1983 14.5 1984 14.1 1985 13.8 1986 13.4 1987 12.9 1988 12.4 1989 11.8 1990 11.2 1991 10.6 1992 10 1993 9.5 1994 9.1 1995 8.7 1996 8.4 1997 8.1 1998 7.8 1999 7.6 2000 7.4 2001 7.2 2002 7 2003 6.9 2004 6.7 2005 6.6 2006 6.5 2007 6.5 2008 6.4 2009 6.3 2010 6.2 2011 6.1 2012 6 2013 5.8 2014 5.7 2015 5.5 2016 5.3 2017 5.2 2018 5.1 2019 4.9 2020 4.8 2021 4.7 2022 4.6